MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—Bradley Corp., a leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing fixtures and washroom accessories, announced nationwide availability for the company’s latest commercial hand-washing innovation—the Advocate AV-Series Lavatory System. This “all-in-one” sink, faucet and dual-sided hand dryer solution delivers the first U.S. made, completely touchless hand-washing experience for a more sustainable, clean and efficient lavatory environment.“After years of research and valuable customer feedback, Bradley is proud to deliver such an innovative, logical and effective solution as the Advocate Lavatory System to the market,” said Jason Renner, senior product manager, Bradley Corp. “As our customers embrace the core design and completely...

SANTA ROSA, CALIF.—FARROW Commercial Construction, a nationwide commercial construction company based in Santa Rosa, Calif., has discovered there is treasure in trash. Several years ago FARROW was invited to build a recycling/trash bin receptacle enclosure for world-renowned hospitality company Wyndham Resorts & Hotels at its popular Windsor, Calif. location. As a local contractor, FARROW was selected to perform the work due to the unavailability of Wyndham’s original contractor.“We were happy to step in to build this much-needed enclosure quickly and cost-effectively,” explained John Farrow, president and CEO of FARROW Commercial Construction. “Wyndham was more than satisfied with the results...

BOWLING GREEN, OHIO—Systems Associates Inc. is taking the process of monitoring building equipment away from the four walls of the hotel and placing it in the cloud to give engineers and managers more real-time control over energy consumption and associated costs. Combining the power of the Internet with the mastery of industry standard protocols, SAI’s CONTROLIQ solution is giving hoteliers freedom in controlling the building environment from virtually anywhere. Since CONTROLIQ runs on a web browser, staff can react to a situation in seconds, even though the issue may be in a completely different building or on a different...

EAGLE BEACH, ARUBA—Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts has successfully met the requirements to achieve Green Globe Certification, passing the rigorous audit process for the 14th year in a row.The Green Globe Standard is a structured assessment of the sustainability performance of travel and tourism businesses and their supply chain partners. Businesses can monitor improvements and document achievements leading to certification of their enterprises, sustainable operation and management. The extensive certification process evaluates businesses based on criteria and indicators that include sustainable management, social economic, cultural heritage and environment factors.“To know that our sustainability efforts have been in line with...

DURHAM, N.C.—Cree, Inc. introduces the LMH2 LED Module with sunset dimming—Cree’s dimming technology that provides a dimming experience similar to incandescent lighting. The new module enables a natural dimming profile that was previously unachievable with any other energy-saving technology. Cree’s sunset dimming technology dims smoothly from 2700K to 1800K delivering rich, warm light for applications requiring a traditional style of dimming such as hospitality and residential settings, while still achieving more than 80 percent energy reduction compared to energy-inefficient incandescents.The LMH2 module family now lets lighting manufacturers address a wide range of lighting technologies with a one module form...

NEW YORK—Xeros, the innovator of an ultra low water cleaning system, announced the company has been awarded the Editors’ Choice Award, Best New Product for Hotel Operations. The award was presented November 10, during the Opening Ceremonies of the 98th annual International Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Show  (IHMRS) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.The annual Editors’ Choice Awards recognize best new products within seven categories of the hotel industry, including operations. This year, the panel of judges, which included editors from leading hospitality trade publications, reviewed more than 100 submissions of the latest hotel products. Winners...

ROCKVILLE, MD.— The construction documents for “The Crib, an Enviresponsible Shelter” are now available to builders and fabricators under a license from Broadhurst Architects, Inc. of Maryland. This award-winning contemporary prefabricated cottage can serve as a weekend retreat, a home yoga studio, a backyard home office, or in multiples as cabins at an eco-resort. “The Crib was originally designed for a remote site on Nanjemoy Creek in Charles County, Md. as a weekend retreat,” said architect Jeffrey Broadhurst. “Inspired by traditional American corn cribs, it’s become a sophisticated kit of parts to serve modern needs and tastes.”  The current...

WALTHAM, MASS.—American DG Energy Inc., an On-Site Utility offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and athletic facilities, is now operating a chiller to provide chilled water to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown, N.Y. The highly efficient chiller will provide supplemental cooling and increased energy savings. The chiller is in addition to a combined heat and power (CHP) system operating at the property since 2012 that is owned and operated by American DG Energy that provides electricity, heat and hot water.DoubleTree by Hilton in Tarrytown, a 247-room full service upscale property...

INDIANAPOLIS—Gilchrist & Soames announced its Reserve Collection, a luxury brand that includes premium formulations and artful packaging for discerning travelers. The new collection was introduced at the IHMRS show in New York City on November 10. The Reserve Collection taps into Gilchrist & Soames’ rich heritage of English toiletries with a clean, elegant design geared for today’s elite traveler. “The new Gilchrist & Soames collection is the culmination of almost 40 years of crafting high-tech and high-touch bath and body products for a discerning clientele,” said Gilchrist & Soames president Kathie DeVoe. “This collection is a true testament to both...

NEW YORK—At the 2013 Boutique Design New York (BDNY) Conference, MindClick Global, a leader in supply chain sustainability performance and sourcing solutions, and Marriott International announced the next phase in their partnership to green the hospitality industry supply chain. “We are excited to announce a 50 percent increase in supplier participation of the MindClick Global Sustainability Index program in just two months, which places us on target to achieve Marriott’s goal of spending 75 percent of our furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) dollars by yearend 2013,” said Dave Lippert, vice president, Architecture  & Construction Procurement, Marriott International. “With the...